Movement that fits
Graded strength, walking and balance practice can be adapted to your starting ability, foot health and other medical needs.
Metabolic health
Diabetes & metabolic health
Living with diabetes involves decisions throughout the day. This pathway brings movement, nutrition and practical routines into a plan shaped around your health, your medicines and the activities you want to manage more confidently.
A personal goal.
A connected care plan.
A connected care plan.
The starting point
Build strength and sustainable habits alongside your existing diabetes care plan.
Adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes who want support with activity, strength and everyday health. People with type 1 diabetes need an individually adapted plan agreed with their diabetes team before participation.
01 / Your goal
Make it personal.
02 / Your planKeep it connected.
03 / Your next stepReview it together.
What support can look like.
Your programme is shaped around your health, preferences and clinical needs.
Food and daily routines
Nutrition support can help translate your clinical advice into workable meals, activity routines and habits that fit your household.
Useful follow-through
Review symptoms, participation and relevant glucose information with your care team, including concerns around activity and low blood glucose.
Your journey
Small steps.
A clear direction.
Assessment
Review your history, medicines, existing results, activity and any foot, eye or heart precautions.
Your plan
Agree achievable goals and an activity plan that fits your diabetes team’s guidance.
Supported practice
Build manageable movement and food routines, with the supervision your needs require.
Review
Compare function and daily experience, and share concerns that need your clinician’s attention.
Make progress
personal.
The right measures help the team understand whether the plan is useful and what should happen next.
How measurement works01 / Review together
Strength and everyday movement, such as rising from a chair
02 / Review together
Walking tolerance, balance and foot concerns where relevant
03 / Review together
Your goals and wellbeing, alongside clinician-reviewed glucose or HbA1c results when available
Measures are chosen by the clinician. These are examples, not a standard test package.
A team that fits your needs
Connected professional support.
The centre confirms the professionals involved and their availability.
Working with your hospital
The right care, in the right place.
Before a planned hospital admission, the treating team sets any activity, medicine and nutrition instructions. After discharge, support can be reconsidered around your recovery, changed medicines and mobility. The aim is to carry an agreed plan into daily life while keeping your doctor informed.
Our referral approachYour questions, answered.
Can I stop my diabetes medicines if I become more active?
Only your prescribing clinician can change treatment. Activity can affect glucose levels, so your plan must account for medicines, meals and the monitoring your diabetes team recommends.
Do I need a new set of blood tests?
Bring relevant results you already have. Your clinician decides whether further tests are needed; there is no single blood-test panel required for everyone.
What if I have numb feet or difficulty walking?
Tell the team before starting. Foot health, sensation and balance can change which activities are appropriate and whether specialist review or more support is needed.
Clinical perspective
This programme supports diabetes management; it does not promise a cure or replace insulin. Medicine changes belong to your clinician. Participation and professional input depend on suitability and local availability.
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Start a conversation
Start with your story.
Find your local centre and discuss what support may be right for you.